22.07.2026 Serial no. 237 [G.S.D] CRM (M) 1394 of 2026 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023 in connection with ST Case No. 6(3) of 2023 corresponding to GR Case No. 8618 of 2022 arising out of Titagarh PS Case No. 555 of 2022 dated 08.09.2022 u/s 376(D) of the IPC. -And- In the matter of : Junaid Akhter … Petitioner(s) Mr. Malay Bhattacharyya Mr. Subhrojyoti Ghosh … for the Petitioner(s) Mr. Suraj Mishra … for the State-respondent(s) Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody for three years ten months and out of the 19 witnesses cited in the charge-sheet, nine witnesses have already been examine. Learned advocate also submits that the evidence of the Investigating Officer is in progress. Learned advocate for the State oppose the prayer for bail and submits that the case is at the advance stage. Having regard to the advanced stage of the case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Hence, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is Rejected. Accordingly, CRM (M) 1394 of 2026 is dismissed. Pending application(s), if any, is also disposed of. 2 Parties to act on a server copy of this order duly collected from the official website of the Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities. (Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)